Overview on criminal justice legislation from the regular session

I tried to pay attention to as many issues as I could during the legislative session, but no one can keep track of it all. Criminal justice bills were one area that I lagged on. Fortunately, there are people like Scott Henson keeping a close eye on such matters. Here’s his look back at the good and bad criminal justice bills that made it through, or failed to make it through, the 83rd Legislature. He also has a post that categorizes the criminal justice bills by type. Note that HB1790, one of the two bills Grits identifies as “only two bills … aimed at de-incarceration”, was vetoed by Rick Perry. Check them out.

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